Stanley Kubrick: Writer, director, inspiration

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On July 6, London's Somerset House opens "Daydreaming with Stanley Kubrick," an exhibition exploring contemporary interpretations of the director's films. Here's a preview of what's on show.

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"The Creation of History (London, 8 August 2011)" (2012) by Marc Quinn – There's something of the savage nihilism of "A Clockwork Orange" in Marc Quinn's meditation on the London riots and social unrest, depicted nearly half a century on from Kubrick's film.

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"Metanoia" (2016) by Polly Morgan – Polly Morgan used taxidermy for her sculpture, combining Alex's snake in "A Clockwork Orange" and the Brutalist architecture of his surroundings into a work with a violent sexual subtext.

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"In and Out of Space" (2013) by Charlotte Colbert – The astronaut comes in many shapes and sizes in Charlotte Colbert's photos, captured to commemorate the fifteen anniversary of Kubrick's death.

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Part of "Various works" (2016) by Philip Castle – Airbrush artist Philip Castle is best known for designing the iconic poster for "A Clockwork Orange," has loaned other works inspired by the film to Somerset House.

"Trident: A Strange Love" (2013-2016) by Peter Kennard – Political collage artist Peter Kennard juxtaposes the war room in "Dr. Strangelove" with modern leaders still engaged in nuclear politics.

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"The Shining" (2007) Gavin Turk – The maze from the Overlook Hotel goes industrial with Gavin Turk's "The Shining," throwing mirrored surfaces into the mix to increase the sense of confusion and discomfort.

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"Twilight" (2014) by Doug Aitken – Doug Aitken gleefully replicates the public pay phone used in an attempt to avert nuclear war in "Dr. Strangelove," hemmed in with claustrophobic mirrored walls.

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"A Ω (2016)" by Mat Collishaw – Inspired by the journey from ape to spaceman in "2001: A Space Odyssey," Mat Collishaw links both the "Moongazer" at the film's start to protagonist Dr. David Bowman at its conclusion.

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"Requiem for 114 Radios" (2016) by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard – One hundred and fourteen analog radios play requiems from Jarvis Cocker, Beth Orton and Rachel Goswell among others in an eerie chorus of "Dies Irae," a musical motif featured in "The Shining" and "A Clockwork Orange."